Translated by Su Wunna

Writtenby Layoungcho

Tourism Department of Kachin State is implementing the tour to ice-field in Phimaw, Kachin State, said U Khaing Win, the responsible person of Kachin State.  

Phimaw is under the Special Region 1 of Kachin State and it is the nearest tour to visit from Myitkyinar.

Currently, Ministry of Hotel and Tourism of Kachin State has made survey as a pilot project for local tourists to visit there.

It is not allowed foreign tourists to visit there while the implementations are being made for local tourists to visit. The tour is from Myitkyinar to Chiphwe and thereby goes to Phimaw. And then, it will take two and half hour by car to the mouth of ice-field.

And it is learnt that there are already a hotel and a guest-house for the visitors in the current situation. There are 33 rooms in the hotel and the charge for double room is 150 Yuan (25000 kyats). And also there are 13 rooms in a guest house and the price is about 70 Yuan.